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Place in Uppland, Sweden
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Sigtuna is a city in Sigtuna Municipality in Stockholm County, north of Stockholm's northern suburbs.
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Drake Garden
As the city was depopulated, wealthy bourgeois and craftsmen bought abandoned plots of land and built large houses and gardens. The Drake garden was owned by the Drake family in the early 20th century and is the only remaining garden that covers an entire block.
A preserved typical fin de siècle middle class family home.
Town Hall
Built in 1744 and said to be the smallest in Sweden.
Sigtuna Culture Seat
A local art gallery.
Permanent exhibitions about the earliest history of Sigtuna, the previous ceramics factory of Steninge Castle and about the painters Carl Peter Lehmann and Gideon Ekholm.
Built as the monastery church of the Dominican monastery established in Sigtuna in 1237. It was the first brick building in the Mälar-valley area. In the 16th century Sweden became Protestant, the monastery was closed, and St Mary's Church became the parish church of Sigtuna. There is a small herbal garden by the church which celebrates medieval gardening.
In the 19th century this village was inhabited by tenant crofters. Since the village is very well-preserved it is representative for how Swedish villages looked 200 years ago.
Built in the first half of the 12th century. It was turned into a school after the Protestant reformation but was destroyed in a fire in 1658. All that remains is one of the church towers.
Built in the first half of the 12th century. The church rests on an even older foundation which might be from the first stone church constructed in Sweden.
Built in the first half of the 12th century. Supposedly the cathedral of the archdiocese of Sweden before it moved to Uppsala.
A public beach in Lake Mälaren.
A public beach in Lake Mälaren.
A golf club with one 18-hole and one 6-hole course.
Contains workshops, seminars and speeches on Swedish and international literature.
In 1912 the last traditional farmer’s council meeting was held in Sigtuna, and the same year the Olympic Games where held in Stockholm. Every year Sigtuna celebrates this with a 1912-themed festival with traditional clothing, craft markets, music, dancing and "Olympic" games.
An open air-market with traditional Swedish Christmas food and crafts.
On a pier with a beautiful view of Lake Mälaren.
A family-owned restaurant mixing traditional Nordic with Mediterranean cuisine.
The Waffle
Homemade pastries, desserts and hot chocolate.
By the waterfront.
An old-school café in a 17th-century town farm.
Serves hot drinks and alcoholic beverages.
A hostel run by the Swedish Tourist Association STF.
A hotel.
A hotel.
The Sigtuna Foundation
Founded as a private Christian cultural foundation in 1915, it became one of the driving forces in the resettlement of Sigtuna in the early 20th century. The main building was inspired by a Tuscan monastery, and is used as hotel and conference venue.
Branded as Sweden's smallest 5-star hotel.
Wenngarns slott
A 17th-century palace, though there are historical records since the 12th century. Among most Swedish people, the palace is known as a rehabilitation home for alcoholics during the early 20th century. Today, it is used as a conference hotel.
A women’s shoe store.
Handmade jewellery.
Lotta’s Tannery
A combined workshop and shop selling clothing, accessories and jewellery.
A furnishing shop.
A shoe and bag shop.
A store with plenty of Viking-themed gifts, souvenirs, and jewellery.
By public transit
The local public transportation operator in Stockholm County is SL. There is no train station in Sigtuna; the closest one is in Märsta some 7 km east of Sigtuna.
By boat
Strömma has a tourist ferry line between Stockholm and Sigtuna, with a stopover at Skokloster Palace in Håbo.
By car
Route 263 passes through Sigtuna and continues towards Enköping in the West and connects to the highway E4 in the east.
Sigtuna is small and walkable. Unless you intend to leave the town for the surrounding countryside there is no real need for a vehicle.
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